# CVE-2022-2780: Server-side request forgery in Octopus Server

> Attackers can trigger SMB requests via Git connectivity tests to perform NTLM relay attacks, potentially bypassing authentication or escalating privileges.

- **Severity:** High 8.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Oct 2022
- **Updated:** 15 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c5hv-rh39-2jjj

## What is CVE-2022-2780?

CVE-2022-2780 is a high-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Octopus Octopus Server, published on 14 Oct 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In affected versions of Octopus Server it is possible to use the Git Connectivity test function on the VCS project to initiate an SMB request resulting in the potential for an NTLM relay attack.

Weakness: CWE-294 (Authentication Bypass by Capture-replay)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2780?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Octopus Octopus Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-2780?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2780 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-2780 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2780 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Octopus Octopus Server

- [CVE-2022-2572](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2572/): Auth bypass in Octopus Server (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-2778](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2778/): Security feature bypass in Octopus Server (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-11320](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-11320/): Information disclosure in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-2782](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2782/): Auth bypass in Octopus Server (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2024-2975](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2975/): Race condition in Octopus Server (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-2780 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-2780 is a high-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Octopus Octopus Server, published on 14 Oct 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2780 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Octopus Octopus Server. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2780/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2780/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2780
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2780
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-2780

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2780/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.